Electronics Engineering Degree Apprentice in Basildon

Opportunity

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4 years across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on‑the‑job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

Whether leaving School or College with GCSEs/Standards, A–Levels/Highers (or equivalent) or in work and looking for a new career path – you are fully supported as you rotate within the business working on real‑time projects alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work. We support you settling into your new location, ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. A member of our Apprentice team is at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhancing many aspects of each programme.

Programme Description

Looking for a great start to your career in Electronics Engineering, earning and learning on a professionally accredited, award‑winning scheme? We are looking to recruit the experts of the future on our nationally recognised, award‑winning Apprenticeship Programmes.

You will be working within world‑class facilities regardless of which site you are based. There may also be opportunities to travel between the Company’s UK sites to meet with colleagues, customers and suppliers.

How This Role Fits In

Leonardo's four‑year Electronics Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme is looking for people who understand the importance of communication, who are able to work well as part of a team and also on their own initiative. You will have the drive and commitment to work through difficult problems to find the right engineering solutions.

Role Description

You will study with one of our academic partners for completion of a Level 6 Bachelor Honours Degree (BEng) through a mixture of work‑based learning and attendance at university. This Apprenticeship aligns with the current edition of the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK‑SPEC) at Incorporated Engineering (IEng) and Embedded Electronics & System Design standards (ST0151).

We need people who understand the importance of our customers and are ready to commit to working in the business, whilst also committing to a 4‑year degree programme. At the end of the programme, you will work as a highly qualified member of our Electronics Engineering community.

You will be working for a company at the cutting edge of technology, as well as enhancing your skills and business acumen, opening up your horizons to the diverse and dynamic ways to apply your academic learning in a practical environment.

We have created a programme across our UK sites that values those who continuously ask questions and look to resolve problems through creative and innovative thinking.

Who would suit this role?

Leonardo values people that look to always develop throughout their career and along with an eager willingness to learn, a successful apprenticeship with Leonardo involves a drive to deliver results, sometimes from your own initiative, a patience for problem solving, as well as a need to comply with safety instructions and clear process compliance at all times. We view commitment to the programme and learning objectives very highly.

Note

This Apprenticeship assumes the candidate has little professional engineering experience and is NOT suitable for candidates who already have an engineering degree.

Salary

£21,525

During Your Apprenticeship

During your Apprenticeship we encourage you to spend at least 3/4 days a week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Learn skills and develop knowledge in engineering process & practices; analytical methods; regulatory and quality requirements; systems design and integration & test
• Develop business behaviours in communication, interpersonal skills, planning, leadership and professional commitment
• Practice the full engineering lifecycle to become a professional Electronics Engineer
  • Working to timescales
  • Work as a contributory engineering team member
  • Undertake day‑to‑day engineering activities with guidance and support
  • Ask for support where appropriate and learn from more experienced team members
  • Contribute to engineering team decisions, and understand why such decisions are made and their relationship to project success criteria
  • Explore new experiences and opportunities to learn within the engineering environment
• You will be assigned a Mentor to support your journey to achieving professional status and invited to attend group based events, which will provide you with an opportunity to network with your peers and share best practice.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

Below are the mandatory qualifications required for applying to this apprenticeship.

• 3 × A Levels (A*–C), one of which must be English, Maths or a technical related subject
• OR an alternative Level 3 qualification, which must be an engineering or ICT related subject
• AND GCSE (Grade 4‑9 / A*–C) in Maths and English

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, which could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

We offer a comprehensive, company‑funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you’re looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to recharge – enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Secure your future – benefit from our award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your wellbeing matters – free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding performance – all employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Join in our success – our annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan provides you the opportunity to own shares in Leonardo.
• Tailored perks – spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/company-benefits

We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people, communities and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger – apply now!

Primary Location

GB – Basildon

Contract Type

Fixed term

Hybrid Working

Hybrid